Dear community

Saturday was epic. Six hours in nature with social impact leaders and directors.

We created space. Reoriented the compass. Cultivated energy for life and impact.

Energy. Clarity. Space. Those were the goals.

Interestingly, all men.

A small intimate group of director-level men.

That felt powerful.

Men in social impact, taking time to reflect, be still, go deep emotionally, AND be playful!

It doesn’t happen enough.

I know many of you can't make it to the retreat space, so I wanted to share what we did.

These are tools, prompts, and practices you can bring into your week. Because our hearts don’t just need healing, they need fuel to keep showing up for justice.

If you want any more information on the #s below, even the recipes (!) email me.

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1. Pre-retreat reflection prompts:

• What’s going well in life? What are you grateful for?
• How are you functioning or fully living?
• What would make the next 12 months incredible, emotionally, professionally, and personally?

2. The soundtrack for the travel

Here’s the playlist they listened to on the way. Redmires Retreat.​

3. We began with Peruvian cacao (ethically sourced, supply chain known) and a circle chat:

• What do you want to cultivate today?
• Can you stay open to the unexpected?

4. We set ground rules to support trust and presence.

Ask me if you want the ones we used.

5. We grounded into nature with a deep meditation and journaling.

• What has been setting you back?
• What have you forgotten about yourself?
• What old mindsets or patterns are you repeating?

6. We planted. Actual seeds.

There's metaphor here, obviously 🌳. We shared the seeds, to take and grow in participants homes too.

7. Silent forest walk, gathering symbols from the land.

• One thing to hold onto
• One thing to let go of
• One thing to amplify and double-down.

8. Forest meditation.

Tuning into our inner awareness and the awareness around us.

The meditation practice was there to be able to practice control and awareness how we are able to tune-in our external and our internal worlds.

Email me and I'll tell you more.

9. Play.

• A swing
• Dancing
• Festival vibes

We were in our 20s again for a moment! 🎪

10. Sitting by the reservoir, diving into colonialism, parenting, and inherited patterns.

• What's the story of colonialism that you are holding?
• What did you inherit from your parents, not necessarily 'bad'?

11. Around the campfire, we explored relationships and feminine energy:

• How do you show up in your closest relationships?
• How does our feminine show up? When is it shadowed?
• What’s the energy underneath our relationships? Why?

And...I managed to get a fire going pretty quickly! Phew 🔥

12. Silent time, drawing and journaling:

• What do you want?
• What are you afraid of?
• What patterns are you stuck in?
• What do you tell yourself that is simply not true?

And… we drew. Like kids. It was beautiful.

14. The finale: a deep visualisation

• The now and the future. How they intertwine.
• What becomes possible with a wide, open heart?

One:one clients - let's do this sometime!

15. From that place, clarity and next steps.

We didn’t spend long here. They are already action-oriented directors in social impact.

They know how to take action. This was about alignment.

16. The food? Incredible (if I say so myself).

• Sticky rice with broccoli, squash, chilli and ginger
• Roasted squash with goat’s cheese and cashews

Let me know if you want the recipes 🍇🍈🍊😊

17. Oh… and did I mention play?

• When did we lose that as adults?
• How do we take away play from our next generation?

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There’s a lot we can do in six hours.

We can open, release, remember, and return home different.

I hope some part of this sparks something in you this week.

With courage and love

Mo

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